Chiropractic table



Y E. ROSENQUIST CHIROPRACTIC TABLE Feb.

Filed Oct. 19,1925

INVENTOR. Roam 9 m r EDWARD FDWARD ROSENQUIST, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CHIROPRACTIC TABLE.

Application filed October 19, 1925. Serial No. 63,286.

The present invention relates to apparatus for the treatment ofdisorders of the spine and analogous portions of the body, and has forone of its objects to provide a simply constructed device whereby apatient can perform the requisite movements to produce the desiredresults by his own efforts and without the assistance of other persons.

My device has particular reference to treatment of the back and neck ofa person, and it is proposed to provide for the treatment of the back aplurality of inter-connecting rollers-lying on a table, and'to providemeans in connection therewith allowing a person lying on the table tomove his body back and forth on-the rollers.

It is further proposed to provide means in connection therewith forelevating one of the rollers above the others for particular treatmentof an individual spot on the body.

It is further proposed to allow such raising of an individual'roller tobe efi'ected by the patient himself by means of a foot control.

It is further proposed to provide additional means for administeringtreatment to the neck of the patient in connection with means allowingthe patient to operate the said roller himself, and finally it isproposed to provide convenient means adapted for administration by thepatient himself for stretching his neck.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section through my device.

Figure 2 a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 a plan view of a roller arrangement.

Figure 4 a side view of the same with one of the rollers shown insection.

Figure 5 a plan view of a neck roller.

Figure 6 an end view of the same.

Figure 7 a plan view of a head cradle.

Fi ure 8 a side view of the latter.

ile I have shown only the preferred form of the invention, it should beunderstood that various changes or modifications may be made within thescope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. 1

The table 1 may be of any suitable form, and is preferably made of thelength of a person, and sufliciently wide to allow a person toconveniently rest thereon. The table may be supported on four legs 2 maconventional manner. Two rails 3 are disposed on opposite sides of thetable and normally project slightly above the surface thereof so as toconfine the set of rollers illustrated in Figure 3-between the same. Thelatter set consists preferably of three rollers at arranged parallel toone another, the central roller having pins 6 extending therefrom andlinks 7 connecting the three roll ers. Sleeves 8 are provided on thepins 6 and are arranged-to ride on the rails The latter rails aresupported in such a manner that they may be raised by a person lying onthe table through a foot control. Each rail ispivoted to two crank arms9 of transverse rods 11,. which latter are cranked in the center asshown at 12. A link 13 connects the two cranks 12 centrally below thebody of the table and may be actuated by a second link 14:. The latterextends to the foot end of the table and is pivoted to a lever 16 asshown at 17, the lower end of the lever bein pivoted to a link 18extending from one of t e legs 2, as shown at 19. The link 14 passesthrough a slot 15 in a transverse member 15 and is prevented fromdropping by a small strip 20 covering the slot. The downward motion ofthe rails is limited by the lever 16 striking the bottom end of thetable.

A lever 16 extends somewhat above. the table as at 21 so that a personlying on the table may operate the same with one of h1s feet. It will benoted that when a person lying on the table presses the lever 16outwardly the two rails will be raised and will cause the centralrollers: to be elevated above the other two rollers.

A head rest or cradle 22 is illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 and mountedon rollers 23 may be used at the head end of the table foraccommodatingthe head of the patient. Two pins 24 extend laterally froman intermediate portion of the table and serve as feet so that" the bodymoves back and forth over the rollers and allows the latter to affectthe body in the manner desired. If

the entire weight of the body is carried by one roller and the lattermay be applied to better advantage. The hands preferably remain freeduring this operation.

For treatment of the neck I provide the extension 26 consisting of aframe adapted to be secured to the table in any suitable manner as bythe bolts 27. A roller 28 ma be supported in notches 29, the position 0the roller being adjusted according to the size of the patient to betreated. Two grips extend laterally from the frame back of the head ofthe patient so that the latter may stretchhis arms over head and gethold of the grips for moving his body back and forth while his neckrests on the roller 28.

frame 26 and has a strap 33 secured thereto, which latter may be placedby the patient over his chin to combine stretching of the back with theaction of the rollers.

The rollers may be padded with felt or any other suitable substance.

I claim:

1. A platform, a plurality of interlinked rollers arranged to lift asection of the body of a person lying on the platform and means operableby the said person allowing himto move his body back and forth on therollers in combination with means operable by the occupant for raisingone of the rollers above the others. v

2. In combination, a platform, a plurality of rollers thereon linksconnecting the rollers, axial extensions on one of the rollers, siderails associated with the table allowing the extensions to ride thereonand foot operated means allowing the rails to be raised for lifting oneof the rollers above the others. p

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD ROSENQUIST.

